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TRAC-ER Intervention to Reduce Risky Alcohol Use and HIV Risk
Led by University of Kentucky · Updated on 2025-03-30
405
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
124 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Kentucky
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Ecological momentary interventions (EMI), which use phones to deliver messages to reduce alcohol use and related risk behaviors during or prior to drinking events, can help to address triggers in real-time. GPS tracking can determine when individuals visit places they have previously reported drinking or triggers to drink and then EMI messages can be delivered upon arrival to prevent risky alcohol use. A mobile app has been developed that uses GPS tracking to determine when individuals visit "risky" places and then delivers a survey asking what behaviors they engaged in while at the location. The goal of the proposed study is to use this app to enhance the Tracking and Reducing Alcohol Consumption (TRAC) intervention by delivering messages that encourage participants to employ strategies discussed during TRAC sessions when arriving at risky places. When they leave these places, they will complete a survey and breathalyzer reading in order to collect event-level self-report and biological data on alcohol use and HIV risk. If their breathalyzer result indicates alcohol use, they will receive harm reduction messaging. It is expected that combining TRAC with EMI ("TRAC-ER") will increase effectiveness by reinforcing topics discussed during these sessions, providing in-the-moment messaging to address triggers, and collecting real-time alcohol use data.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
TRAC-ER Intervention to Reduce Risky Alcohol Use and HIV Risk
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Between 18 and 35 years old at the start of the study
- Owns a smartphone
- Has not been diagnosed with HIV
- Screens positive for at-risk alcohol use (score of 4 or higher on the AUDIT-C or reported binge drinking at least once in the past 12 months)
- Meets criteria for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or is identified as high risk for HIV (such as history of using PrEP/PEP or reports unprotected sex)
You will not qualify if you...
- Do not speak English
- Are actively detoxifying from substances and need medical supervision
- Have a score of 20 or greater on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
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2
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536
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Research Team
C
Carolyn Lauckner, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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